Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Starks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Starks and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Starks
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Starks:
- 36.028414, -94.266597
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Starks
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Starks is near Benton County and also Adair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Benton County
- eBird sighting report for Adair County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Starks ...
We found six communities that share the name Starks.
Within Arkansas, the name Starks is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Starks lies 1,741 miles [2,801.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Starks that is located in Washington County.
- Illinois
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Pennsylvania
- Wisconsin
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Starks ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Barbara ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Black Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Chambers Spring ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chambers Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Spring
- Chambers Spring is located in Benton County
- Greenland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Greenland is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
- Gulley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Hogeye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Lincoln
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lincoln is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,473 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <3>
- Oak Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Prairie Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Prairie Grove is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,049 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Grove <3>
- Shady Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Washington County
- Strain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Walnut Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Washington County
How Far From Starks to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Starks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Starks and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Starks to Little Rock, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 963 miles [1,549.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,720 miles [10,814.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,457 miles [12,000.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,338 miles [8,590.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Starks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.ar.us/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Starks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Starks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0284, Longitude: -94.2666 In this case, the coordinates for Starks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Starks to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.598 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.332 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.058 degrees. |